The Global Fertility Crash

November 1st, 2019

There’s a fascinating interactive chart at the link.

Via: Bloomberg:

At least two children per woman—that’s what’s needed to ensure a stable population from generation to generation. In the 1960s, the fertility rate was five live births per woman. By 2017 it had fallen to 2.43, close to that critical threshold.

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